Seven female MSU students competed for the title of Miss Michigan State on Friday at the Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road. Five judges, including guest judge Tom Herzog, a junior center from the MSU men’s basketball team, scored the contestants based on their talent performance, a two-question interview and service to the community.
MSU provides endless opportunities to its student body — boasting the eighth largest in the country — and is doing a fantastic job of bringing a large university down to size.
A new joint 911 call center is being re-examined by the city of East Lansing. The contract for the new call center, which will consolidate the two current 911 centers into one, is being contested by city officials from East Lansing. City Manager Ted Staton said the city is upset because Ingham County officials are asking the city to pay pension costs for former workers — a cost the county used to carry.
After almost a semester and a half living off campus, I feel like a freshman all over again, getting used to an entirely different aspect of college life.
New legislation proposed in a Michigan Senate committee would require health insurance providers to cover testing for human papillomavirus, or HPV. Insurance providers would be required to cover the HPV test, which exposes a virus that is linked to cervical cancer, under a two-bill package sponsored by state Sen. Martha Scott, D-Highland Park.
It did not take long to decide I wanted to live in a housing cooperative. It was an easy decision, and I think I’m going to benefit almost in every way.
Writer Diane Glancy will be speaking at 5 p.m. Monday in the North Conference Room (W449) of the Main Library.Glancy was born in 1941 of a Cherokee father and a German/English mother. As the author of “Asylum in the Grasslands,” “The Dance Partner” and others, her work has won many literary prizes, including the Native American Prose Award.
The MSU Asian Studies Center will host a lecture titled Globalization and the Social Life of Human Organs at 4 p.m. Tuesday in Room 303 of the International Center.
The Pilobolus dance company will be performing at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Wharton Center’s Cobb Great Hall.
Organizers of the MSU Religious Studies Film Series will present the movie “I Have Already Given My Heart Away” at 3 p.m. Wednesday in Room 204 of the Natural Science Building.
More than 300 chocolate lovers united at the 21st annual Chocolate Benefit Party hosted by the MSU Museum. Starting as a small event inside the home of the museum’s former director, the benefit has evolved throughout the years into a large event that has been held at Kellogg Center for more than 15 years.
A problem within our society is the lack of sympathy given to Hollywood A-listers. The aura of fame around these people makes us think they are invincible. In fact, these stars, albeit talented, are regular people like us.
A new program organized by the National Center on Education and the Economy soon will implement a program in dozens of high schools in eight states in an attempt to propel students toward college faster.
Ingham County is under a winter storm warning, with snowfall predicted to begin at 10 p.m. Sunday and last until 5 p.m. Monday, according to The National Weather Service. Dave Young, chief meteorologist at WLNS-TV, said that the storm will produce 4-8 inches of wet, heavy snow by Monday evening.
Trailing No. 9 Ohio State by as many as 14 points in the second half, the No. 11 MSU men’s basketball team scratched back to take a lead with 4 minutes remaining before falling behind once again, ultimately losing, 74-67, Sunday at Breslin Center. The loss was the Spartans’ second straight at home and the fourth in conference, possibly ending their Big Ten title aspirations.
Needing a victory to once again pull even with Ferris State in the CCHA standings, junior forward Dustin Gazley scored the game-winning goal in the middle of the third period to push MSU past the Bulldogs, 3-2. Saturday’s crucial victory made up for the Spartans’ sluggish 4-1 loss Friday to Ferris State. The Spartans close the regular season with a home-and-home series next week against CCHA bottom dweller Bowling Green.
Following a nail-biting loss against No. 20 Illinois last weekend, the No. 22 MSU gymnastics team returned home Saturday and earned a 194.175-192.400 victory against New Hampshire at Jenison Field House.
MSU’s bye-weekend caused the No. 12 Spartans to come out of the gates flat and out of sync, eventually leading to a 4-1 loss to No. 14 Ferris State at Ewigleben Ice Arena.
Although not a crucial Big Ten game because of MSU’s early conference struggles and Ohio State’s dominance, Sunday’s 3 p.m. game at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio isn’t completely devoid of meaning.