BASEBALL
Like a boss
Following his hiring as the MSU baseball coach Jake Boss Jr. asked his father, Jake Boss Sr., to help lead the team after years of high coaching experience.
NEWS
Lansing areas look to share resources
The East Lansing Fire Department and five other fire departments in the Lansing area are looking into options to further efficiency and reduce expenses by sharing resources. Discussions between Lansing, Delta, Delhi and Meridian townships, as well as the cities of Lansing and East Lansing, began last summer, East Lansing Fire Chief Randall Talifarro said. To gather more information on viable options, the municipalities are considering a study that will investigate the most effective ways for the departments to operate, Talifarro said. With the recent loss of state revenue sharing, the municipalities are considering consolidating departments or cooperating in other ways to save money, Talifarro said. “We’re trying to build on what’s similar and where we have common ground,” he said.
NEWS
Police Brief 04/28/11
A 31-year-old male reported damage to his vehicle at about 9:30 a.m. April 24 in Lot 23 near Owen Graduate Hall, MSU police Sgt.
MSU
Hillel holds candlelight vigil
Danielle Winterberger is a direct descendent of a Holocaust survivor. The marketing junior has been researching her family’s history since she was 16 years old — putting together her grandmother’s story in the greater context of the Holocaust.
MICHIGAN
Pres. hopefuls could face certificate requirements
Presidential candidates would be required to furnish a birth certificate to Michigan authorities in order to appear on ballots in the state if a state representative has his way.
MSU
University art collection to be incorporated into new Broad museum
The Kresge Art Museum will close after the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum opens in April 2012, but the university art collection will not be left out of the new museum’s exhibitions, which will give historical context to its modern art focus.
MSU
Kaleidoscope women's event to be held Friday
A reunion of past roommates and old college friends, women prepare for the Kaleidoscope conference Friday in celebration of the many facets and reflections of women at MSU.
SOFTBALL
MSU softball splits double-header with Oakland
The MSU softball team followed up Tuesday’s loss against Central Michigan with better offensive production Wednesday, but settled for a split with Oakland in a double-header.
MSU
Students canoe Mississippi River for charity
When they were underclassmen, MSU alumnus Alex Poe and social relations and policy senior Cliff Walls would joke about canoeing down the Mississippi River. But last fall, it wasn’t a joke anymore.
MSU
Senior Week to look back, celebrate graduating class
When Brendon Thomas thinks of his experience at MSU, his mind is filled with memories of warm Saturdays in the fall before football games.
MSU
Faculty grievance official to retire; MSU search committee to find replacement
John Revitte confirmed Wednesday morning he will retire from his post as faculty grievance official later this year.
MICHIGAN
Double Up apparel store opens downtown
In an attempt to bring more fashion and street culture to downtown East Lansing, Ray Colville officially opened the doors to his Michigan-based retail store, Double Up, yesterday afternoon.
FEATURES
Grant-funded RCAH class places focus on helping local education
Erika Vivyan spent this past spring semester in what she described as a challenging classroom of high school freshmen — something most students her age don’t get the chance to experience. Vivyan, a Residential College in the Arts and Humanities, or RCAH, sophomore who aspires to work in education, took one of the four classes in the Pay It Forward program within the college, which centers around giving back to the Lansing area.
FEATURES
Spartan lands dream job at Angel Stadium
When Brad Johnson moved to California for an internship last summer at Angel Stadium of Anaheim, he knew it was an opportunity he had been looking for. Then Johnson, a hospitality business senior, got a phone call from the food and services corporation in November 2010 indicating that the same company, Aramark, wanted him back and hired him as a manager in training in its Pathway to Leadership program, which begins in May at Angel Stadium.
FEATURES
UAB to present baseball game
The University Activities Board, or UAB, and the Senior Class Council will sponsor Lugnuts Night for graduating seniors as a part of Senior Week at 7:05 p.m. Thursday at Cooley Law School Stadium in Lansing.
FEATURES
Alumna’s artwork to be put on display
The Animal ArtVenture Community Reception will be from 7-9 p.m. Friday at the Lansing Art Gallery, 119 N. Washington Square, in Lansing.
FEATURES
Theater to host stage production
Award-winning “MEMPHIS” will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Goodrich Lansing Mall Cinemas, 921 Mall Drive West, in Lansing.
COMMENTARY
Negative connotations of old words still remain the same
The State News fired me up earlier this week with the front page headline Queer Christians (SN 4/25). This is the second time in recent memory “Queer (something)” has been attached to some story in order to do … I am not sure what. In fall 2006, The State News ran a story about the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community celebrating National Coming Out Day.
FOOTBALL
Bullough, Linthicum regret Aspen incident
Before senior tight end Brian Linthicum and sophomore linebacker Max Bullough can focus all their energy toward the spring game, the pair addressed the March 10 incident in Aspen, Colo., that led to their arrests.
COMMENTARY
Stay classy until next year MSU
If every year of college goes by this fast, I need to take more time to appreciate the little things. By the end of next week, I’ll have completed my first year as a college student, which is shocking to think about. It doesn’t seem like so long ago I had settled into my tiny dorm room (away from the comforts of home) and into the vast MSU campus.