MSU
Languages day teaches culture
It was basic training — imperial Roman army style — for a group of high school students participating in World Languages Day on Saturday.
MSU
Guest speakers to discuss preservation of indigenous cultures
Three Australian speakers will present tonight about the importance of preserving indigenous knowledge. John Hunter, Barry Hunter and Victor Steffensen will speak at 7:30 p.m. in the theater located in Snyder-Phillips Hall.
MSU
Students ace cake challenge
The aroma of frosted cakes and cookie dough hovered in the air of the Crossroads Food Court in the International Center on Friday as the University Activities Board hosted its version of the Food Network Challenge.
MICHIGAN
Business reforms could be lucrative for graduates
Two state business reforms that could benefit MSU graduates were signed into law last week. The first law provides tax credits for anchor companies, which are companies that lure suppliers or customers to expand or relocate in Michigan. The size of those tax credits correlate to how many jobs are created and how much personal income tax revenue is generated.
SPORTS
MSU's third place regionals finish best since 1989
Despite a trip plagued by delayed flights and a thunderstorm, the MSU gymnastics team placed third at the 2008 NCAA West Regional on Saturday in Corvalis, Ore.
SPORTS
Close contest with Penn State comes down to final match, ends in tears
It all came down to the No. 3 singles match for the MSU women’s tennis team. With the match tied at three points, freshman Manon Noe and Penn State’s Lauren Holzberg had to carry their teams on their backs in hopes of a victory.
COMMENTARY
Victims, community need to speak up
People wonder why I didn’t scream or try to get away. He grabbed me from behind and fondled my breasts, my crotch and my butt. Panic set in. I was in shock, paralyzed in the place where I stood. I didn’t even know what was happening. Ten other men stood around, watching, doing nothing to help me. One of them called out to him, “Hey, do you know this girl? What are you doing?”
COMMENTARY
Pride Week opportunity to fight for LBGT civil rights
Fifteen-year-old Lawrence King was shot and killed Feb. 12 in his school because of his sexual orientation and gender expression. In March, remarks by Sally Kern, an Oklahoma congresswoman, gained attention when she said gay people were more dangerous than terrorists. A transgender woman was recently found murdered in Detroit. Now, right next door in Lansing’s Old Town, home of gay bars Spiral Video Dance Bar and Esquire Bar, 10 separate buildings have been spray-painted with hate slurs such as, “Kill Gays,” “KG” and “Mushroom Militia Kill Gays.”
COMMENTARY
Automatic college admission has few advantages
Getting into MSU or the University of Michigan is an achievement. And it should stay that way. If a proposed bill in the Michigan Legislature is passed, the top 10 percent of graduating students from every state high school would be offered admission to each of Michigan’s public universities.
MICHIGAN
Accidental electrical fire engulfs bagel shop
Bruegger’s Bagels, 505 E. Grand River Ave., was damaged Friday when an accidental electrical fire erupted after the restaurant closed for the evening.
NEWS
Police, E.L. will not seek felonies against some revelers
Police will not pursue felony charges against most people arrested at last weekend’s Cedar Fest riot, East Lansing police Lt. Kevin Daley said.
NEWS
Blast from the past
Darth Vader was on top of a cop car, swinging a light saber and yelling, “Kill the pigs.” That’s one of the memories Tim Miller, an MSU student from 1979-83, has of the first official Cedar Fest in 1983. The event was semiannual, occurring in October and May, and often resulted in mass partying and property damage. Informal block parties began in the ’70s and got bigger, lasting through the ’80s. “It was the party to go to,” Miller said. “It was just known that Cedar Fest was going to be the wild party.”
NEWS
Police Brief 04/11/08
An 18-year-old male student was injured by an unknown object that hit him in the head at about 6 p.m. Tuesday, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
FOOTBALL
Transfer Anderson fitting in on, off field heading into first season
When MSU football coach Mark Dantonio left Cincinnati, one vital asset followed. But junior defensive end Trevor Anderson didn’t think trashing his Bearcats uniform and fully diving into the MSU community would be as easy as pie.
BASEBALL
Spartans looking for consistency against Buckeyes
For the MSU baseball team and head coach David Grewe to right the ship this weekend and get on track for the Big Ten race, they’re going to have to go through the “best of the best.”
BASEBALL
Day in, day out
More than any other sport, the game of baseball is based on numbers. From batting average to earned run average, every player is judged by the numbers he puts up on the diamond. In the case of junior catcher Kyle Day, the offensive numbers he has put up through 26 games jump off the stat sheet. He leads the Spartans with a .355 batting average, five home runs and 28 RBIs.
SOFTBALL
Mejia adds to résumé as freshman captain
Growing up, freshman captain Bianca Mejia was surrounded by softball. She played for her high school team at El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills, Calif., and her two older sisters, Krystal and Vanessa, played at Long Island University.
SPORTS
Spartans look forward to only home meet of spring
Director of track and field Walt Drenth said he’s enthused about the MSU track team’s prospects at the Spartan Invitational on Saturday.
BASKETBALL
Merchant stresses upcoming summer
Now that the MSU women’s basketball team’s season is over, Suzy Merchant has had time to relax and reflect on her first year as head coach.