The CMS Drum Circle will meet from 7:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Community Music School, 841 Timberlane St. A new event at CMS, the drum circle will be facilitated by the director of music therapy at CMS, Cindy Edgerton.
The list of problems for children in the United States, especially underprivileged children, is endless, including things such as teenage pregnancy, drug and alcohol abuse and chronic health issues. However Up2Us, a coalition of organizations providing youth sports activities, is taking a stand.
College is a new world for freshmen traveling campus for the first time. The State News sat down with one of these explorers to get a glimpse, in 15 questions, at a new face on campus and his perspective of his new frontier.
It’s the classic tale of friends that, due to certain circumstances, have one too many drinks and inevitably end up in a kooky situation — trust me when I say you’ve seen the basic framework of “Hot Tub Time Machine” before.
Thirty games into the season, the MSU softball team has demonstrated several strengths and stuck close with the majority of its opponents but still hasn’t found its killer instinct.
It’s been a week since the MSU women’s basketball team was eliminated from the NCAA Tournament by Kentucky, and although the loss surely still stings the team, the Spartans have a bright future despite losing four important seniors.
This letter is in response to several incorrect statements in an article published in The State News Housing Guide, titled “Damages charges can be prevented, minimized” (SN 2/23). It is true that tenants have an obligation to not cause damages to a rental unit before terminating the tenancy.
If you’ve been following the Detroit Public Schools, or DPS, you’re probably familiar with this story: DPS is a completely dysfunctional school system, run by a corrupt school board whose bungling has ruined the district’s finances and completely failed its students.
With luxuries such as alcohol and cigarettes already being taxed, it seems the next most plausible industry to tax is tanning. Cigarettes and alcohol can directly harm those who consume and abuse them, and those consuming these products should be well aware of the risks they are taking.
The MSU men’s basketball team, like so many others before it, was built on toughness. Its coach is the Magical Man of March — a constantly overachieving workaholic whose accomplishments in this great tournament are unmatched. In the last decade, MSU men’s basketball personifies the NCAA Tournament as much as “One Shining Moment” and scissors cutting through twine.
Friends said MSU freshman Darren Brown will be remembered for his passion for school, his infectious laugh and his quirks. Brown was found dead Thursday night in Lansing in an apparent drug-related double homicide.
Starting Monday, students can vote on potential changes to ASMSU’s constitution and a tax referendum. Voting for the organization’s weeklong spring elections will be conducted online for both the East Lansing and MSU Dubai campuses. Students have until April 5 to cast their vote.
An 18-year-old female MSU student reported her underwear stolen from the West Akers Hall laundry room on March 22.
St. Louis — Junior guard Durrell Summers finished with a game-high 21 points Sunday in No. 5-seed MSU’s 70-69 win over No. 6-seed Tennessee. The turnaround for Summers, the Spartans’ leading scorer in the NCAA Tournament, came after Izzo benched Summers in the Big Ten Tournament for poor defensive effort.
St. Louis — Sophomore guard Korie Lucious has played 93 of 100 possible minutes since halftime of MSU’s second round game against Maryland, when he took over point guard duties from starter and junior guard Kalin Lucas, who ruptured his Achilles’ tendon. In that time, Lucious has recorded 26, nine assists, nine steals and eight turnovers.
With Sunday’s 10-3 victory against Oakland at McLane Baseball Stadium at Kobs Field, the Spartans (16-4) have now won 10 straight games.
After overcoming rain and a three-run first inning deficit, the MSU softball team couldn’t overcome a late Iowa rally, falling 7-6 to the Hawkeyes on Sunday. Two sixth-inning tallies completed Iowa’s comeback from down 6-5 and lifted the Hawkeyes to a one-run win on a wild afternoon that featured several lead changes.
As the only Spartan swimmer to compete in the 2010 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships, freshman Jacob Jarzen finished his two days of competition this weekend in Columbus, Ohio. Jarzen swam in two events Saturday, finishing 24th in the 100-meter butterfly with a time of 47.12 and 32nd in the 100-meter backstroke with a time of 48.24.
Some MSU students celebrated Earth Hour 2010 on Saturday, from turning off the lights for one hour at 8:30 p.m. to enjoying various forms of energy-free entertainment, such as relaxation lessons to poetry performances.
With more than 400 guests, a live instrumental band and a room teeming with almost every flavor of wine imaginable, the mood was especially festive for the 15th annual Wine Tasting Benefit for the MSU Museum.