College is a whole new world for many freshmen traveling campus for the first time. The State News sat down with one of these brave explorers to get a glimpse, in 15 questions or less, at a new face on campus and her perspective of her new frontier.
MSU’s Crew Club competes at the highest levels of intercollegiate rowing against some of the best teams in the nation, according to MSU’s Crew Club’s Web site. For general business administration and pre-law sophomore Neal Ellsworth, he endures rowing’s challenges every day as the team’s corresponding secretary. With previous experience in rowing, Ellsworth knew he wanted to continue the sport throughout college.
MSU head coach Rick Comley worries about his team’s offensive production. The Spartans (4-2-2 overall, 2-0-2-2 CCHA) are averaging 1.9 goals a game and only have been able to score 15 goals in their first eight games. With seven of his team’s next nine games on the road, Comley is well aware that the Spartans are going to have to find a way to put the puck in the net.
One year after MSU’s late-season 48-31 win at Purdue, the Spartans and Boilermakers have reversed roles. The Spartans went into West Lafayette, Ind., last season with a 5-5 record and a three-game losing streak in tow, fighting for their bowl lives with two games remaining.
Although election inspectors at on-campus precincts said lines are expected to shrink as the night goes on, other polling locations are ready for an increase of voters as they head to the polls after work.
The MSU Democrats and Students for Barack Obama are putting in their last effort today to get students to cast their ballots before the polls close at 8 p.m.
Chicago — Universities in downtown are preparing to lock down for the night, as the city anticipates a flood of people for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s election night rally this evening in Grant Park.
By 1 p.m., the influx of students at the polls in Brody Hall increased after a slow period as students attended classes, bringing in a total of 784 votes, said election officials.
It has been a busy morning at the polling station at All Saints Episcopal Church, 800 Abbot Rd. Election officials said at 9:30 a.m.
An Obcon subwoofer was stolen from a vehicle parked in Lot 91, located near Hagadorn and Service roads, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
If students have a long to-do list today, voting could make it even longer with record turnout expected at the polls. The city of East Lansing received about 10,000 new voter registrations this year, City Clerk Nicole Evans said. The influx of voters has led to at least a 50 percent increase in some campus precincts, she said. To avoid long lines, Evans suggested voting as soon as the polls open. “If you really want to be able to vote, you want to try voting at off-peak hours and for campus, that’s right when polls open at 7 a.m.,” she said.
When voters step into the booth today, they’ll see the names of nine MSU Board of Trustees candidates, each with a party affiliation next to his or her name. However, many board members said party politics dissolve once the election is over and they’re in the board room.
Republican presidential candidate John McCain can count the red states, gray states and light blue states, but it is unlikely he will overcome one of the more sizable election-eve gaps in the last quarter century, experts said.
The State News spent some time under dietetics sophomore Samantha Gorczewicz’s canopy to discover the inspiration behind her quaint and strategically decorated bedroom.
It can be done mentally, in a journal or on a computer, but what does diet tracking really bring to the table? Interactive Web sites — such as My-Calorie-Counter.com — have taken the art of diet-tracking to a new level by eliminating the need for pens, paper, calculators and even dietitians. However, experts disagree as to whether online diet journals and diet tracking in general, provides a healthy way to maintain or lose weight.
Sometimes, writing in a diary or journal is the only way to release your thoughts and feelings. Those feelings and thoughts can be very personal at times, so the risk of someone reading it is not an option. Here are some tips on how to hide your diary or journal and avoid awkward, uncomfortable or humiliating discoveries by an someone else.
Unless we understand in the present moment “how and why” we make the decisions we do, we may be destined to either repeat our present realities or never make a decision, period. The health of any relationship can be determined in part by the level of freedom each individual in the relationship feels he or she has to live their lives without threats, fear or abuse of any kind.
With candidates facing issues of health care, minimum wage and small business taxes, local small business owners said they’ll be glad when they actually see action.
We didn’t talk politics at last Friday’s football game. One mother told me about her worry over her son’s imminent surgery for a nagging shoulder injury that ended his season two games early.