Spring is in the air, and for many College of Music students, that means all eyes are on them. The curriculum within the college requires all vocal performance seniors to perform a 60-minute capstone, which is a formal recital in front of family, friends and faculty members.
Paul Barancik admitted some might think his summer plans are outrageous. Barancik plans to complete a 70-day bike trip from Portsmouth, N.H., to Vancouver, British Columbia, from June 19 until Aug. 27. He will ride about 3,800 miles through 14 states as a participant through Bike & Build, an organization that allows young adults to travel the country and help build homes for those who cannot afford housing.
When Christina Steyer heard Michigan musicians were banding together to give a benefit concert that could aid international causes, she knew she had to be a part of it. The music education junior said she plans to attend the “Local Music, Global Change” concert hosted by the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities, or RCAH, Theatre on Wednesday.
Cyro Baptista, a Brazilian percussion recording artist, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Wharton Center’s Pasant Theatre.
The University Activities Board, or UAB, will sponsor KeyChain Craft Night from 7-9 p.m Wednesday at the Union.
Although many recent college graduates are brushing up on interview skills and fine tuning their résumés, there’s only one skill that matters to Jason Dargo: #winning. Dargo, a 2010 MSU alumnus and East Lansing resident, currently is vying to be Charlie Sheen’s social media intern for the summer.
Lauren LoGrasso wasn’t saying goodbye to a character she played — she was saying goodbye to a companion on Saturday. The theatre senior parted ways with Nina Acropolis, the slightly offensive but well-intentioned college girl in “The ShoW,” the longest-running college sitcom in the country. “The ShoW” shot its 80th and final episode of the semester Saturday in front of a live audience of family, friends and MSU alumni.
Many kids grow up with a love of gazing at the stars, having posters of spaceships plastered on their bedroom walls and hope one day to be able to work at NASA. Daniel Alexander II wasn’t one of those kids. Alexander, a computer science senior, spent the past fall semester in California working as an intern for NASA, but it was a unique opportunity he originally hadn’t considered.
Singer Mike Posner will be performing at the MSU Auditorium April 13, sponsored by ASMSU as part of their spring concert. ASMSU is MSU’s undergraduate student government. Posner said he’s familiar with MSU’s student body and is excited to perform. “College crowds are rowdier!
It might be difficult to transform a wood-paneled stage into a grueling dust storm, but music performance freshman David Moul said he did his homework to help make it possible. Moul will play Grampa Joad in the College of Music’s opera, “The Grapes of Wrath,” which will debut at 8 p.m. Friday in the MSU Concert Auditorium and run throughout the weekend.
Hannah Pilarski said she never will look at bullying in the same way. Pilarski will perform music she wrote in “The Bullycide Project,” which debuts at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Wharton Center’s Pasant Theatre. The performance focuses on the lives of 10 individuals who committed suicide due to bullying and was derived from “Bullycide in America,” a book written by mothers of students who took their lives.
At the bottom of a run on a mountain in Sun Valley, Idaho, with the sun beaming down and a crisp mountain breeze in his face, Andrew Krause unstrapped his snowboard and looked up at the course that he just had completed. Representing MSU’s Alpine Ski and Snowboard Team, the physiology junior qualified and competed in the 2011 U.S. Collegiate Skiing and Snowboarding National Championships from March 8-12, placing third overall.
After entering a contest on YOBI.tv, former MSU student Dylan Collins soon might have the opportunity to star in an upcoming web series with “Jersey Store” cast member Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino on the website dedicated to showcasing entertainment.
Nick Swardson will perform a stand-up comedy act at 7:30 p.m. Monday at Wharton Center. Student tickets for the Residence Halls Association-sponsored event cost $15, while general admission tickets cost $25.
As a native of Nepal, Neelima Wagley wanted to do something to aid the nation where she was born and raised. Following the example of her mother, who worked with global humanitarian organization UNICEF, the psychology sophomore joined UNICEF@MSU, a campus organization that works to educate and fundraise for children across the world.
“Doubt: A Parable,” the first full-length show Ben Tagg has directed, will debut at 9 p.m. Thursday at the RCAH Theatre. The show, which will be performed by members of the ROIAL Players, a group supported by the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities of student-led actors, directors, playwrights and others interested in the performing arts, also will run at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 1 p.m. Sunday.
John Oliver, the British correspondent on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” talked to The State News, along with other college newspapers across the country, to discuss the second season of his upcoming show on Comedy Central, “John Oliver’s New York Stand-Up Show.” The show displays stand-up acts by Oliver, along with four weekly guest comedians, and will begin tomorrow at midnight, running for the next six weeks.
Whether mowing down hitters in a big-league stadium or playing a round of golf with his buddies, Mark Mulder has the desire to maintain his competitive edge. After much frustration and under the weight of two shoulder surgeries toward the end of his time in MLB, Mulder, a Scottsdale, Ariz., resident and former MSU baseball player, said he no longer was able to throw the baseball to his potential and retired from the game this past year.
Steven Genuardi only played polo for one year when he was in high school. But after coming to college and hearing about the MSU Polo Club, the communication senior was convinced it was time to get back into the horseback-riding team sport.
Actor Danny McBride and director David Gordon Green visited campus Sunday night to promote their new film, “Your Highness,” which opens nationwide April 8. In the slapstick comedy, McBride plays Prince Thadeous, who must prove himself worthy of his royal status by venturing into the wild. The State News sat down with McBride and Green on Monday to discuss the film and their experiences working on set.