College is a whole new world for many freshmen traveling campus for the first time. The State News sat down with one of these brave explorers to get a glimpse, in 15 questions or less, at a new face on campus and their perspective on their new frontier.
There are 152 days until that weeklong breath of fresh air in the middle of the second semester. Maybe it’s nowhere near time to pick out a bathing suit or start that pre-spring break workout, but planning for the time away from lecture halls and textbooks is a different story.
I’ve never really said I’m going on a diet. The idea of restricting myself from eating certain things was a big turnoff. But now that spring break plans are looming, I may join the ranks of other beach babe hopefuls and dive in.
I heard you on the radio the other day talking about condoms. One thing you did not say was which condoms are best.
A rabbi, a minister and a donkey walk into a bar. When an English professor writes a book, this isn’t expected to be the subject.
There’s no middle ground when it comes to jeans. As straight-leg skinny jeans have made a reappearance on runways, in magazines or just on the streets of East Lansing, so have wide-leg pants.
MSU assistant professor of vocal jazz Sunny Wilkinson is one musician who has been “Saved By the Bell” numerous times.
College is a whole new world for many freshmen traveling campus for the first time. The State News sat down with one of these brave explorers to get a glimpse, in 15 questions or less, at a new face on campus and their perspective on their new frontier.
It’s safe to say Jessica Elrod isn’t afraid of heights. Besides being tossed in the air by fellow MSU cheerleaders and cruising the skies with her private pilot’s license, the studio art and premedical senior also climbed one of the Seven Summits of the world this summer. The Seven Summits consist of the tallest mountain on each of the seven continents.
Whether singing with her gospel group or walking the runway as a model, psychology junior Loretta Morman is used to standing in the spotlight – which is why participating in her first pageant this weekend wasn’t a completely new experience.
Leadership, service, scholarship and character. The four pillars of the Tower Guard, MSU’s oldest student organization, stand as a pledge of dedication to the students they serve. Comprised of sophomores from the top 5 percent of their freshmen class, the student volunteers help visually impaired students with everything from taking a test, to navigating campus grounds.
When Paula Richardson began playing the Beaumont Tower carillon, an organ-like instrument with batons and foot pedals, it took a lot of practice and a little wishing upon a star in order for her to learn her first song.
Josef Magsig, a medical technology junior, remembers the day his good friend Steve Lobdell called to tell him he had Hodgkin’s disease. When Lobdell passed away on Sept. 4, 2006, he lost his friend of five years. Now, he has a chance to pay tribute to him.
It’s been a symbol of technology, religion and even fairy tales — well before it poisoned Snow White or supposedly assisted Isaac Newton in determining the law of gravity. But the so-called forbidden fruit — an apple — definitely isn’t off limits. The traditional teacher’s-pet gift is filling orchards around Michigan and is packed with nutrients — which just might help keep that doctor away.
Known for fulfilling many autumn appetites, apple cider is now readily available at many stores and apple orchards.
While fall eats emerge in grocery stores, restaurants and kitchens across Michigan, infusing the season’s tastes into a mixed drink is easy as pie — literally.
As the leaves change to colors of brown, red and amber and fall from the trees, so do fresh apples. This also signifies trips to the nearest cider mill or apple orchard to partake in fresh-squeezed apple cider and homemade doughnuts.
My roommate was sexually assaulted last week, and I am upset. I tell you this because it makes me angry, and I do not understand why men do this and why the university does not do something about it.