I'm writing in response to ASMSU's wrongful removal of Great Issues from Programming Board, "ASMSU cuts Great Issues Program" (SN 2/12), and "Group's removal was not warranted" (SN 2/12). I have supported and attended Great Issues' events since I have been a student, and not one of their programs has ever fostered messages of hate or intolerance.
WHAT: No. 24 MSU vs. No. 4 Ohio State WHEN: 1 p.m. Sunday RADIO/TV: WVFN (730-AM)/Comcast local WHERE: Value City Arena (capacity: 18,500) THE SERIES: Ohio State leads 44-19; 17-8 in Columbus, Ohio MSU has lost five of the last six in this series, including a crushing 69-38 defeat in Columbus last season.
Tom Izzo has expressed concern throughout the season regarding the minutes his two team captains have been forced to log in every game. "Travis was just walking on his knees out there." "No one has been asked to do more on both ends of the court than Drew." "It's just something they have to deal with." With little depth in the backcourt, junior guard Drew Neitzel and sophomore guard Travis Walton have averaged 35.6 and 32.5 minutes per game, respectively, through 26 games in the current season. Neitzel's workload has been even more of a burden in Big Ten games, in which he's playing 37.4 minutes per contest. The averages aren't truly staggering until compared with those of players from past seasons.
Meredith Phillis should be ashamed of her recently published garbage, I mean, letter, titled "Cartoon distorts current status of global warming" (SN 2/12). Only a fool would be unable to make sense out of Mike Ramsey's cartoon. Ironically, it wasn't Ramsey's cartoon that lacked credibility, but was in fact Phillis' rant that failed to make any valid assertion in regard to global warming.
The MSU baseball team will host its second annual First Pitch Dinner at 1 p.m. Sunday in Spartan Stadium's LaSalle Bank Club. Tickets for the event are $25 for children and students, $30 for MSU baseball alumni and $50 for the general public.
Revered New York Times columnist Tom Friedman often laments over the nonsensical use of American funds in the Middle East.
Workers were in the process of installing an updated fire alarm system at 2900 Place Apartments when a fire sparked in one of the community's units Feb.
SN women's basketball reporter Matt Bishop sat down Thursday afternoon for an interview with himself regarding the current state of the MSU women's basketball team. Question: Can this team win the regular season Big Ten title? Answer: Assuming the Spartans beat Northwestern last night (as it says above, this interview was conducted Thursday afternoon), the big game comes Sunday at Ohio State.
The Department of Fisheries and Wildlife will hold its second annual Graduate Student Research Symposium today at the Union. The event will showcase a wide range of research projects, from the effects of land cover change on bird communities to population dynamics of fish and reptile species. The symposium is intended to share knowledge between researchers about fish and wildlife species.
Lansing — The ex-wife of a man charged with the 1973 murder of an MSU student testified she lied to police about her ex-husband's involvement in the crime Thursday. Roberta Price, ex-wife of Kumbi Salim — who is charged with the murder of Martin V.
The No. 18 MSU gymnastics team returns home Saturday, when it hosts Illinois at 7 p.m. at Jenison Field House. The Spartans are coming off back-to-back weekend victories and the first perfect 10 in MSU gymnastics history from freshman Rochelle Robinson on the vault in the Fox Run Invitational.
By Elizabeth Wellington McClatchy Newspapers Philadelphia (MCT) — Crisp.
MSU men vs. Iowa 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Breslin Center TK — Believe it or not, the Hawkeyes actually rely more on Adam Haluska than the Spartans do on Drew Neitzel.
For the second time in a week, Northwestern gave the MSU women's basketball team a run for its money. This time around, MSU found itself up by 20 in the first half, but the Wildcats battled back, shooting 64 percent in the second half to force the Spartans to hit their free throws at the end.
No child should be left behind. But what about the teachers? Five years after President Bush passed the No Child Left Behind act, educators statewide still question whether the reforms to the nation's educational system are a good idea. And at MSU's College of Education, administrators changed curriculum adjustments in order to make graduates stand out — as well as meet the No Child Left Behind act demands. The act has raised two major issues in the way teachers are taught: • Teachers are encouraged to know multiple subjects for increased marketability, instead of a strong background in a single subject. • Many teachers are tempted to teach to the state's standardized tests, focusing on teaching a little of everything, instead of working with each individual student's strengths. Changing the rules Educators used to be prone to specializing in the subject of their choice. Now, students studying to become teachers need strong subject matter knowledge in many areas, said Mary Lundeberg, chairwoman of the Department of Teacher Education. Many education majors have broadened their area of study to achieve "highly qualified" status.
Junior center Laura Hall is committed to playing through pain. Hall has battled various injuries to her left foot since the summer, and the end result is that she can only play for about 10 minutes — at the most — per game. But Hall came in and energized her team when it needed it most at Purdue on Sunday.
An NBA All-Star Game party at 8 p.m. Sunday in Rather Hall's lounge will provide funds for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Attendees can purchase $1 raffle tickets to benefit the foundation at the event, which is sponsored by the Rather Hall Government and the Rather Hall Black Caucus.
Flint — The wildly popular Fox talent show "American Idol" has trimmed down the competition to 24 semifinalists, including a 27-year-old Flint native who made even ultra-critical judge Simon Cowell smile during one of her auditions. LaKisha Jones' success on "Idol" isn't surprising to those who know her from her hometown. "She is a powerhouse.
The Lansing Area AIDS Network, or LAAN, has found an important way to increase awareness about HIV and AIDS. It is dovetailing its program to promote its free HIV tests with Black History Month. The simple fact of the matter is that blacks make up 13 percent of the American population but account for roughly 50 percent of HIV infections.
The MSU women's basketball team has completed a hard day of practice in preparation for another tough Big Ten game. Many of the players are gone, but one group remains in the empty gym, huddled around one man. The group — the Spartans' post players.