You’ve got your plane ticket. You’ve got your passport. You’ve got your pickpocket-proof pouch that will likely make it even more obvious you’re a foreigner. But before you jet off to study abroad, get an idea about the etiquette you’ll have to learn in order to become an honorary citizen of the foreign country.
The glitz of our high school proms might have dimmed, but reasons to put on the ritz for a fancy social situation never fade. Before the special event, consider how your etiquette skills will compare to those of others. “You have approximately 8 seconds to make some type of impression,” said Pamela Barc, executive director of the Lake Orion-based Etiquettes Edge.
Sweet wafting steam billows out of the “little Frankenstein-looking thing” in a field off Hagadorn Road. That “Frankenstein thing,” as Jason Darling describes it, is a maple sugaring evaporator.
MSU women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant may not have been everyone’s favorite hire in the beginning, but you have to admit, she did a great job jumping in feet-first to bring her young team up to par.
You have shamed me, MSU. I have always bled a bold green, but for once in my life, it flows a shade of embarrassment. Don’t get me wrong, I know and have experienced the debauchery and suppressed inhibitions that are incorporated in a college lifestyle.
I got back to my apartment around 11 p.m. Saturday night, only to find about 4,000 of my closest friends partying in the streets surrounding my home: Cedar Village.
From the beginning of the night, you could feel the energy — everyone was talking about Cedar Fest. When Cedar Village was packed around midnight, the energy was at a peak. It was like a sporting event or a concert, except there was no focus.
We’ve all done it. There’s no shame in admitting to it. Students sometimes need that stimulating distraction during labs and lectures to keep from going insane. Most commonly, people choose to read a newspaper (or, more commonly, play the sudoku or crossword puzzles), text message or use laptops for something other than taking notes.
MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon released a statement on her blog Monday in response to the riot during Cedar Fest this weekend.
MSU officials declined to issue an official statement Sunday regarding the Cedar Fest riot, which drew about 3,000 to 4,000 revelers. MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon said she will issue a statement in her university blog sometime today, but was spending Sunday assessing the situation.
As East Lansing police Chief Tom Wibert stood at a press conference Sunday morning in the aftermath of Saturday’s Cedar Fest revival, weary from a sleepless night, he made a prediction. “As far as I’m concerned, Cedar Fest is over and we’re not going to allow it to happen again,” he said. “It’s not a tradition that East Lansing or Michigan State University wants to continue.”
When clouds of tear gas cleared early Sunday morning, the aftermath of Cedar Fest came into focus. Shards of glass covered the street. Crushed beer cans and plastic cups littered lawns. And for an unlucky few, windows and car windshields were shattered.
ASMSU Student Assembly officials plan to attend the next MSU Board of Trustees meeting after approving a bill advocating the university amends its anti-discrimination policy.
An MSU student who died while playing basketball during summer 2006 was remembered by his peers Sunday at the Multi-Racial Unity Living Experience’s charity basketball tournament.
Taking the bus in East Lansing will require more cash beginning today. The Capital Area Transportation Authority Board of Directors voted Feb. 20 to raise fares by 25 percent for adults and 10 percent for student semester passes to stay on pace with budget costs.
After months of uncertainty, the Michigan Democratic Party announced Friday that it will not hold a “redo” primary, according to The Associated Press.
Nicole Letourneau grew up watching her four younger brothers play hockey. “They’ve been doing it since they were as young as 2,” Letourneau said. “That’s the way I wanted to start. When I stepped out on the ice at that age, I cried to play.”
While the MSU women’s basketball team failed to qualify for the NCAA Tournament, it’s clear its five-game run in the WNIT will end up being much more beneficial in the long run than a one-and-done in the Big Dance.
They took the floor, but failed to show up. The MSU women’s basketball team got routed 81-66 by Marquette on Saturday afternoon at Breslin Center. After battling through four teams to make it to the WNIT championship game, the last 40 minutes of the 200-minute, five-game fight proved to be too much. Failing to bring home their first championship, the Spartans (23-14) ended their season with a thud in the WNIT final game to hand Marquette the title.
This past weekend was full of wins for MSU’s women’s tennis team. On Saturday, the team beat Minnesota 4-3. Freshmen Manon Noe, Lindsey Lonergan and Whitney Wilson’s wins in their singles matches pushed the team to a victory.