The MSU men’s water polo team has achieved something no other college water polo team has before by playing in four consecutive national championship games.
It didn’t take long for Jill Slade to know she would spend her career helping others. For Slade, an assistant professor of radiology and osteopathic manipulative medicine, there was just one remaining question: How would she help?
Communication and public relations senior Megan Wigley stopped The State News in its tracks with her famous silver boots.
Memorizing lines for a performance is hard enough, but try memorizing those lines in another language. That was the responsibility of Matthew Begale and his fellow cast members for “The Marriage of Figaro,” the MSU College of Music’s fall opera production.
What’s the proper reaction to watching your future get mortgaged away by other people? That’s a question likely troubling the vast majority of MSU students as we watch billion after billion be sent off to failing companies — with more than a trillion dollars already spent and no clear sign that things are improving.
As an avid MSU sports fan, I’m disappointed in The State News’ lack of recognition of the Men’s Water Polo Team.
As a graduate student studying mathematics, I was deeply saddened after reading the recent letter to the editor written by my fellow mathematics graduate students in Tolerance needed for those who don’t support same-sex marriage (SN 11/18).
This is in response to the letter Carrying guns on campus could work if regulated (SN 11/19) and the slew of other letters that people have been writing in discussing possible changes in policy relating to carrying weapons on campus.
There are several student groups focused on ethnicity that are eligible to receive student tax dollars. Anybody can join these groups. They include such organizations as the Black Student Alliance, or BSA, and the Asian Pacific American Student Organization. Some of these groups wield incredible power with these tax dollars.
MSU’s largest cafeteria is getting a face-lift in the next two years, as renovation plans for the Brody cafeteria are under way. Guy Procopio, associate director of auxiliary services, and Bruce Haskell, associate director for MSU Dining Services, presented a plan for “integrated dining” in the cafeteria — one of the largest in the world.
An Xbox, two Xbox 360s, a MacBook laptop, an Asus laptop, a backpack, calculator and gloves were stolen from an Armstrong Hall dorm room during the weekend, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
Not even two big handfuls of mistakes could knock the MSU women’s basketball team off its path. Despite 24 turnovers and 49 missed shots from the floor and free-throw line, the Spartans still rolled over Detroit Mercy 85-48 on Wednesday at Breslin Center — remaining unbeaten this season.
Students are choosing to stay home for the holidays, travel experts said. Travel is down across the board, and people looking to get away are planning trips closer to home, said Eddie Lindow, branch manager for STA Travel, 207 E. Grand River Ave. “The economy is the biggest thing — people don’t have the money for this,” Lindow said. “There used to be a lot of international travel, but a lot of people are just going home now.”
A 34-year-old student has been missing for nine days, Michigan State Police reported. Krista R. Lueth, who is pursuing her second MSU bachelor’s degree in horticulture, was last seen Nov. 11 at her Eureka Street home in Lansing. Lueth’s father reported her missing to State Police around noon Saturday.
While many MSU students use spring break to party or lie on the beach, others will use the time off to help the environment. Alternative Spring Break, or ASB, is a student organization that allows students to use their week off for service activities. The trips are divided into nine categories, ranging from those with an environmental focus to disaster relief.
Friday is the last day for Ingham County residents to apply to fill open positions on several county boards and committees. The county has openings on the Board of Health, Parks & Recreation Commission, Equal Opportunity Committee and Women’s Commission. It also is seeking representatives from the business community and the general community for the Community Corrections Advisory Board.
Michigan recorded its highest unemployment rate in 16 years in October, reaching 9.3 percent as the state’s manufacturing sector continues to free fall. The unemployment rate for October of 2007 was 7.5 percent in Michigan, and 8.7 percent in September.
The Marketing Mix and the MSU Marketing Association, or MSUMA, will team up to bring students the first-ever Marketing Workshop and Career Fair at 3 p.m. today at the Union. Several additions were made this year to MSUMA’s annual Career Fair, said marketing senior Molly Vu, vice president of communication for the Marketing Mix.
In a world where many children choose their values from TV shows, Carla Colbeck and her sister, Laura Colbeck, said they take it upon themselves to get their athletes involved. Two weeks after finding the ideal location, the Colbeck sisters opened the doors in late September of the Capital Cheer Training Facility, 3125B Pine Tree Road, in Lansing. The facility is home to the Capital Cheer All Stars LLC, which Carla Colbeck — who graduated in 2007 with a degree in business management — founded during her sophomore year at MSU.
The holiday season is going to be greener than usual in East Lansing this year. The city is promoting environmentally friendly holiday decoration by accepting holiday light strands for recycling. Students and residents who participate will receive a 15 percent-off coupon toward the purchase of LED holiday lights from HolidayLEDs.com.