Wharton Center for Performing Arts and the MSU Department of Theatre’s collaboration project, “Temple,” strives to assist both actors and audience members with a beneficial theatrical experience. “Temple” tells the story of Temple Grandin, a woman who made great strides toward the acceptance of those on the autism spectrum.
Homecoming week this year is full of activities, ranging from hayrides to a roundtable discussion with members of the MSU team in the Game of the Century in 1966. One of the lesser-known features of homecoming week is the homecoming court, whom will be announced during the halftime of the football homecoming game against Northwestern University.
Medical student Alex Miranda scrambled around lost on MSU’s campus. He told his boyfriend over the phone he was worried he’d feel awkward showing up late. However, when he got to Queer Virtue Presentation and Book Signing at the International Center, he said he felt something else.
Eight musical groups took the stage at the yearly UAB hosted Sounds of Homecoming event. This event allows MSU acapella groups to showcase their skills to an audience, as well as other groups on campus. “We want to start by introducing ourselves,” English junior John Donovan said before the Spartan Dischords shook hands and jokingly introduced themselves to one another, followed by laughter from the crowd.
Founded in 2002, MSU Stars for Make-A-Wish is the MSU chapter of Make-A-Wish Foundation, which raises money for children facing life-threatening diseases. “It’s definitely been around longer than we have,” MSU Stars club president and neuroscience senior Jack Pfeiffer. At the age of 16, Pfeiffer was granted a wish himself.
One hundred and forty-three years of MSU history is hidden under the layers of paint on the Rock on Farm Lane. It’s been used to showcase events on campus, raise awareness of universal issues and even marriage proposals. However, the Rock is more than just a billboard for messages to keep students connected.
On Friday night, the University Activities Board (UAB) put on an outdoor laser tag event at IM Circle. The event accumulated more students than the event could hold, which caused the UAB to suggest people leave in order to save their time, according to UAB Manager Cathy Fitzpatrick.
Though most think of The Gallery in Snyder-Phillips Hall as a nothing more than a place for food between classes, for physics junior Benjamin Roggenbuck and microbiology sophomore Casey Grody, it’s the place they got engaged. After meeting at the cafeteria two and a half years ago, Roggenbuck said he thought it would be the perfect location for the proposal.
From the moment agribusiness management junior Alondra Alvizo stepped on stage, grabbed the microphone and recited her poem at Open Mic Night, you could tell how passionate she was about her talent.
With digital technology dominating the college curriculum, students hardly get the opportunity to learn manual skills, such as binding and printing. MSU’s Residential College in the Arts and Humanities, or RCAH, offers a book arts course where professor Anita Skeen, along with five or six others, teach students how to write, print and bind on a printing press.
MSU alumnus Capt. Jacob Lamar was promoted from first lieutenant to captain in the Marine Corps on Monday. Lamar was promoted by MSU alumna and his commanding officer, Lt. Col. Jennifer Nash.
Volunteering at Haven House, which provides emergency housing and support for families in need in the Lansing area, has become a routine for some members of MSU Fraternity Tau Kappa Epsilon.
With a revamped edition of a typical 5k, Spartans Rebuilding Michigan, a volunteer organization at MSU, hosted an obstacle-filled race last Saturday.
Retired MSU physics staff member Eugene Kales is trying to rekindle student interest in the MSU Bridge Club. Kales, who has been teaching Bridge, a trick-taking card game, for around 30 years, used to be the faculty advisor for the club. However, the last member of the organization graduated this past year and there’s a new need for interested students, Kales said.
During her sophomore year at MSU, political science senior Greta Carlson was taken to Sparrow Hospital for three days on suicide watch. Carlson was suffering from depression and anxiety that stemmed from being sexually assaulted twice and having people doubt her when she told her story, she said. Although she had just started counseling in the sexual assault program, it wasn’t enough to escape how she felt.
“From Flint: Voices of a Poisoned City,” a Student Academy Award-winning documentary, will be featured at this years East Lansing Film Festival, according to the film's Facebook page.
In 2007, the city of East Lansing celebrated its 100th birthday. Now 109 years old, there are still parts of the city that hold onto its rustic roots through various homes. Not far from updated Grand River Avenue, Grove Street still sits in a time warp.
On Thursday night, the Starz show “Ash Vs. Evil Dead” premiered its first episode of the second season in Wells Hall.
With a goal to spread laughter and help those in need, former MSU student Sam Silverstein and Berkley, Mich. resident Nick Tenaglia, the founders of Laughter is the Cure to Life, have revamped their performance for a one night event. “Laughter is the cure is a non-profit that we set up that allows us to do what we love by putting on comedy shows, making weekly videos and trying to make people smile any way we can while raising money for childhood cancer,” Silverstein said.