Lansing’s Old Town was immersed in the mournful crooning of harmonicas, the sweet plucking of guitars, and the thunderous beat of drums this past weekend during the annual BluesFest.
Professional and novice filmmakers alike are competing in the East Lansing Film Festival competion for the chance to win a cash prize and have their short film showed at the festival in November. Contestants in the Five Days/Five Minutes competition will be given five days beginning Thursday to create an original five-minute film containing three elements: a prop, a character and a line of dialogue. Films are due Sept. 24.
Many see Greg Robertson on Grand River Avenue during the week strumming his guitar and singing a folk song.
Toby Ten Eyck is no ordinary professor. Along with teaching his regular classes, Ten Eyck has been an artist in his spare time since 2002. A reception for Ten Eyck’s artwork was held yesterday at MSUglobal’s innovative space at the Nisbet Building. “I wanted to find a creative outlet, so I decided to give painting a try,” Ten Eyck said.
When alumna Laurie Parres broke out into the sitcom world, she knew writing for TV shows was what she wanted to do for the rest of her life. Parres most recently wrote for the Nickelodeon series “Wendall and Vinnie,” and other TV shows including “Spin City” and “Charmed.” Parres recently found out the teen comedy show “Wendall and Vinnie,” which started in February, will not return next season. “Even thought the show with Nickelodeon got canceled, those people were the funniest and most amazing people I have ever worked with,” Parres said. Parres discovered her love for sitcom writing when she did an internship with the Mary Tyler Moore production company, named after the actress, while still in school and was then asked back for a full-time job. “It was a like big frat house,” Parres said.
When he competed in the Collegiate Foosball Tour on Wednesday, hospitality business junior Emilio Arribas was hoping not only to become the Campus Foosball Champ, but to move on to compete in national foosball tournaments. “I love foosball, and I would have played even if the grand prize was only $10,” Arribas said.
Derrick Austin, the co-owner of Spartan Coney, learned to cook for himself at a young age. “I’m from a family of nine boys and one sister,” Austin said with a grin creeping across his face.
The Department of Theatre started off its 2013-14 Flights of Fantasy season Tuesday with the production of “Widows.” The show takes place in a South American village where every man has vanished.
Students and community members are celebrating National Preparedness Month with the American Red Cross through blood drives on and near campus in preparation for emergences. The Red Cross is encouraging members of Clinton, Eaton and Ingham counties to donate blood through Oct.
Greek life at MSU has long been a tradition that strives to promote scholarship, unity and community service.
Country boys and girls from Lansing and beyond gathered to hear melodic, sweat-drenched and Michigan-made musicians Gunnar & the Grizzly Boys on Sept. 14 The Loft. As folk, rock and country poured from the downtown Lansing venue, patrons danced, drank and reveled in the sound of well-tuned guitars and gritty ballads that concert-goers said could only be found in Michigan.
Daniel Bryan, Jack Swagger and, Rob Van Dam and Natalya were a few of the WWE superstar wrestlers. They refer to their wrestlers as “Superstars”. Per Joe Villa, PR coordinator for WWE that performed at Breslin Center on Friday as part of WWE Live. The show, which took place as a precursor to the pay-per-view event on Sunday, drew audiences from across the state and on campus. “We all get really riled up to watch the wrestlers,” engineering sophomore Matt Gagnon said, who came to the event with members of the Delta Chi fraternitycomes up under MSU find people as criminal justice major- he told me he just switched to engineering this year.
In the past, whenever students Ethan Tate and Caroline Caswell wanted to eat a vegan meal at a restaurant, they would travel to cities such as Grand Rapids or Chicago.
Kristin Shelley’s heart has always been with the community. Shelley, the director of the East Lansing Public Library, or ELPL, is on the board that decides the featured book for the One Book, One Community program, which is designed to create positive conversation between students and permanent East Lansing residents. “We look for a good piece of literature that has a lot of meat,” said Shelley, a professional librarian of 24 years.
Whether you’re looking for a concert, seminar or something new and exciting, here is a list of upcoming events that will fill your weekend schedule:? Friday, Sept.
College — it’s supposed to be the most enriching part of a person’s life, but it also can cause a hefty dent in the wallet and sometimes, it seems near impossible to make ends meet. The MSU Student Food BankCL, the first food bank of its kind in the country, provides supplemental food support to any MSU student who cannot afford basic food and does not have a campus meal plan, said Nate Smith-TygeCL, MSU Student Food Bank director.CL “(Students have told us) the food bank is the difference between buying books and food,” Smith-TygeCL said.CL The food bank, which distributes food in the Olin Health CenterCL west entranceCL from 5:30-7:30 p.m.CL every other WednesdayCL, provides students with staple foods such as grains and canned vegetables.CL Smith-TygeCL added it often offers fresh produce from The Garden Project,CL which is part of the Greater Lansing Food Bank.CL The food bank is celebrating its 20thCL year of serviceCL.
Brendan Johnson, an international relations sophomore, was covered in a mix of sweat and dirt as he shoveled mulch out of a wheelbarrow and spread it onto a path, all with a smile on his face. Yesterday, Johnson took part in the September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance in memory of the attacks on the twin towers that took place 12 years ago.
Thirty-seven. That’s the life expectancy for patients with cystic fibrosis, a hereditary and chronic disease affecting the lungs and digestive system, according to data gathered by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation for 2007 to 2011.
Ashley Burkin can’t stand still. As she waits for the music to cue her start, she repeatedly tosses her baton in the air. Burkin’s face scrunches up in concentration as the sparkling silver baton weaves through the air. Her face erupts in a smile each time she firmly catches it. Since the age of 5, Burkin has been immersed in the world of baton twirling. Today, she is the newest of the three feature twirlers for the Spartan Marching Band. Burkin, a chemical engineering freshman, said there are many different aspects of twirling. “Dance and gymnastics are a big part of the twirling,” said Burkin, the first new twirler since 2010.
Students and members of the community now are able to experience the city of Detroit through a different lens in a new exhibition at the MSU Museum. Detroit Resurgent, which opened Sept.