Eminem seems to have done a total 360º from his previous album, which left fans underwhelmed to say the least. He has returned to his roots as a hard-core rapper with no agenda except to say exactly what’s on his mind. But this time, in a much more honest and personal way.
The Stanley S. Levandowski Sr. Memorial Zoo Mural, part of Potter Park Zoo’s 90th Birthday Celebration, will be unveiled at 5 p.m. Thursday in the zoo’s Farmyard Edventure area. The mural will incorporate artwork from 10 designs that were selected from more than 150 entries. The piece depicts the relationship between people and agricultural animals around the world.
Coming off of a victory at a national debate competition, two MSU Honors College debaters are in Washington, D.C., on Thursday to argue nuclear weapons policy against one of the best debate teams in the country. Winning the 2010 National Debate Tournament in March, Carly Wunderlich, a spring 2010 alumna, and international relations senior Eric Lanning are taking part in the Center for Strategic and International Studies public debate against Emory University, which was ranked No. 1 before the national tournament.
A sculpture entitled “The Funambulist” installed last Thursday on the north lawn of Snyder and Phillips halls has drawn mixed feelings from students about its appearance and placement, although officials said the sculpture will remain in place. As of Wednesday, more than 200 people have joined a Facebook pages entitled “Petition to Move the Modern Art Sculpture Behind the MSU Gallery.” The group is an attempt to voice student concerns about how the piece clashes with campus scenery, said theater sophomore Kate Busselle, who created the group.
It’s fantastic to have another incredible Pride season before us. It has become a fixture of the Lansing community, helping our economy, strengthening the bonds of community and healing old wounds of misunderstanding and bias.
I came across an interesting article in the June 4 Wall Street Journal by Clay Shirky entitled “Does the Internet Make You Smarter?” Although its roots lie in the journalistic tenet of raising questions ultimately too great or too ambiguous to answer, the growth of the argument had its own value in asking the world to recognize the genesis of a media culture too young to have boundaries and, even if they existed, too powerful to heed them.
If for no other reason than showing interest in the future of Michigan, we are glad to see legislators voted to maintain funding at its current level for public state universities for fiscal year 2010-11. The 55-51 state House of Representatives vote amends the state Senate version that proposed a 3.1 percent decrease in funding.
MSU Athletics Director Mark Hollis issued a statement Wednesday following various media reports regarding the future of MSU men’s basketball coach Tom Izzo.
If MSU men’s basketball coach Tom Izzo decides not to take the Cleveland Cavaliers head coaching job and stay at MSU until he retires, he will continued to be paid for five years as a consultant, MSU Athletics Director Mark Hollis said Wednesday.
Speculation over whether men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo will depart from MSU for the Cleveland Cavaliers has left fans and students pondering what the coach will do next.
MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo has been contacted by the Cleveland Cavaliers regarding the organization’s head coach vacancy, newly introduced Cleveland general manager Chris Grant said at a press conference Tuesday. University officials and former player Charlie Bell said Tuesday they hope Izzo will stay in East Lansing.
The treeline around Demonstration Field will undergo some changes next week, as several dying trees will be removed and replaced with a more disease-resistant species of tree, MSU officials said. Twenty-three new trees will be planted after MSU Landscape Services removes 11 dying Norway Maple trees.
By a narrow margin, the state House of Representatives voted Tuesday to maintain state funding at its current level for MSU and other public universities for the 2010-11 fiscal year.
Summer Circle Theatre will celebrate its 50th anniversary where it all began Wednesday, with a tribute performance of “Blithe Spirit,” the theatre’s first performance. Established in 1961, the theatre is a mix of East Lansing community members and MSU student actors working together to provide outdoor theater performances free of charge.
Two vehicles were involved in an accident last Wednesday afternoon at Spartan Village, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said. A 29-year-old female MSU student backed her 1997 Honda Accord into a parked 2005 Freightliner van, which was being unloaded by a 29-year-old male from Lansing.
An article published by USA Today reported a recent study from the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research, concluded college students today are less empathetic than past college students. The study — which looked at 72 empathy studies, including 14,000 students over a 30-year span — indicated a 40 percent reduction in empathy from students in the 1980s and 1990s.
The state House voted 55-51 Tuesday to increase higher education funding by 3.1 percent for the 2010-11 fiscal year, according to a press release from state Rep. Joan Bauer, D-Lansing. The bill differentiated from the Senate bill it amended, which proposed a 3.1 decrease.
An MSU student and alumnus are biking 4,000 miles across the U.S. to raise awareness for people with disabilities. The riders must be able to navigate all types of terrain and work together to accomplish the feat. But above all, the riders said it will be a time to build lasting relationships while raising money for a noble cause.
Amid news reports of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ interest in men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo, sports reporter Jeremy Warnemuende offers four reasons why Izzo should — and shouldn’t — leave MSU.
Michigan can expect to see an increased number of mosquitoes this summer as frequent, heavy rainfall is expected to persist throughout the season. MSU researcher Michael Kaufman said although the pests will be prevalent, there is no increased risk of diseases such as the West Nile virus.