Matt Torres spent about 13 years going toe-to-toe with other professional fighters in mixed martial arts fighting, until an injury in 2010 forced him to step out of the ring. Now he’s back to mold champions out of his students and working with his own mixed martial arts team, Team Torres.
With every tap of the toe and every stroke of a key, Minsoo Sohn’s magical melody grew into something much larger than just a variety of verses Wednesday night in the MSU Auditorium. After Sohn, an MSU piano professor, performed the first variation, Aria, the eager crowd gave a big round of applause, almost as if they knew what they were about to hear; that bigger things were to come. Sohn took a bow. From that point on, he would play about 80 minutes, taking only slight pauses between each variation. The melody flowed throughout the night.
This weekend will provide more theater-oriented events for students to attend and will be packed with a variety of different performances.
Doctors repeatedly pointing out that MSU graduate Stacy Blakeslee might not pull through her life-threatening condition haven’t deterred her family from hoping for more of her smiles and future family dinners. Stacy was diagnosed with a severe staph infection that has spread throughout her body — including her brain.
Minsoo Sohn will put his endurance to the test during an 80-minute long performance at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday night in the MSU Auditorium. Sohn, an assistant professor of piano in the College of Music, will be performing Goldberg Variations by Johann Sebastian Bach.
As 16 girls bounded across the polished wooden floor last Thursday night, only one thing was on their mind: keeping their toes perfectly pointed.
When rapper Juicy J took center stage Saturday night at the MSU Auditorium, the eager crowd — who waited more than two hours for him to grace the stage — was more than ready. Opening rappers Fowl, Ahmad & Warhead, Bootz Bub and Sincere led the concert off with original pieces, and the MSU chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity also performed a step show. But by 8:30 p.m., the impatient audience heckled the rappers and yelled for Juicy J to come on stage. After the opening acts finished, it was quite evident the rapper still was not ready to perform.
People of all ages played instruments and learned about what the Community Music School has to offer at an open house on Sunday.
The Union Ballroom was transformed into a dance floor for both the graceful and the clumsy on Friday night. “So You Want to Learn to Dance” gave students of any dancing background a chance to learn the basic steps of three types of dance: cha-cha, swing dancing and waltz. The event, put together by University Activities Board and hosted by members of the MSU Ballroom Dance Team, was free for students with ID.
The 2014 Rec Fest, held at IM Sports-West on Saturday, will be the perfect time to find out what MSU Recreational Sports and Fitness Services will offer during the semester.
Get ready to pop your collar. Rapper Juicy J, who is best known for high energy songs like “Bandz A Make Her Dance,” “Scholarship,” and “Poppin’ My Collar,” will be performing at 7 p.m. on Saturday evening at the MSU Auditorium.
There’s no doubt that the chilling winter months are upon us. MSU’s campus might feel bigger than usual walking through the cold weather, and going out might not feel like it is an option. The good news is that there are resources that students can use to stay warm while still getting around during the frosty winter. Don’t let the bad weather keep you indoors.
With a new semester underway, the MSU Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, Transgender Resource Center held an open house on Wednesday to welcome students back to campus, check in on how they are doing and also welcome those students who have transferred and are new to campus.
The stages are set for an evening of beautiful melodies provided by two of MSU’s faculty members and a guest performer on Wednesday. Philip Sinder, a tuba and euphonium professorch, will ?be performing alongside ?piano professor Deborah Moriartych. The two will be playing three classical pieces from composers Bach, Broughton and Prokofiev.
Tomorrow is the diversity career fair and students will find themselves preparing for post-grad life.
Sushi, a type of rice and seafood roll that comes in a variety of styles, is becoming a culinary staple in the MSU community. Here are four sushi restaurants in the East Lansing area that students who have a taste for Asian cuisine should check out.
All it took was two men with an affinity for spandex and a wild imagination to help spur a new fashion trend that has only just begun: meggings. Meggings are exactly what they sound like — leggings made specifically for men.
Comedians, spotlights and hundreds of laughs filled a Lansing comedy club Saturday night to raise money to help dogs find homes. New Hope Pet Rescue, a Laingsburg, Mich.-based K-9 rescue organization, held a fundraiser at Connxtions Comedy Club as a fun way to raise money for a cause.
As Incredible Boris slowly counted to 10, students gathered in the International Center Friday night began to feel their muscles slacken and their eyelids droop. Incredible Boris, or Boris Cherniak, randomly selected 11 volunteers. Those who fell under the power of the trance were told to imagine they were holding a balloon.
After two months of practices, the gripping drama “12 Angry Men” debuted at Lansing’s Riverwalk Theatre yesterday night and will play through the end of the weekend. The play features 12 jurors who ultimately decide the fate of an 18-year-old underprivileged boy who is on trial for stabbing his father to death.