Drew Stanton leaned back in his seat and let out a heavy sigh, waiting for a marathon game to end. But he wasn't sitting on the sidelines while an opposing quarterback took a knee to run out the clock. He was keeping statistics for the MSU baseball team's game against Eastern Michigan on Wednesday and was growing impatient with the Eagles' fruitless attempts to pick off MSU base runners.
The Residence Halls Association still has two open salaried positions for next school year — the Michigan Organization communications coordinator, or MOCC, and executive secretary. Executive secretary duties include preparing the monthly newsletter and taking minutes, attendance and votes at weekly meetings.
Last season, the MSU baseball team's defense was offensive. The Spartans' .944 fielding percentage was the worst in the Big Ten.
By Danielle Grondin For The State News After losing to University of Michigan at the "Terminus" tournament in Atlanta this year, MSU men's Ultimate Frisbee team has a score to settle this weekend.
By AMY OPREANFor The State News She made the cut alongside with Henry Ford and Rosa Parks — and starting this summer, her name will be cemented into the heart of Lansing, literally.
In his take on Rod Stewart's classic song, Lester Bangs spins a tale of an aging prostitute and a young man's tumultuous relationship.
I love to shoot people. Rain of bullets. Blood everywhere. The dull thud of a fallen body. Screaming in the background. It's pretty fun. But some people aren't as fond of video games as I am. I hear a lot about video games and how such satanic playthings are destroying our American youth. Despoiling our children's innocence. Making young people everywhere dangerous criminals ready to pounce. Advocates for decency overestimate the powers of virtual reality and make human beings sound incompetent and easily swayed by flashy things. The more I hear the ridiculous rhetoric — which just so happens to be the latest moral crusade — the more exasperated I become. Surely, welfare, child abuse, sexual assault and our faltering economy are more worthy of our politicians' time. In the wake of the "Hot Coffee" modification that unlocked graphic sex scenes in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Gov.
As a member of the University Activities Board, or UAB, who has been involved with Battle of the Bands competitions for the past four years, I was excited when I saw the headline "Shake, battle & roll" (SN 4/03) on the front page of The State News. However, this excitement faded as I read the article.
Lansing — The fun on opening day at Oldsmobile Park started even before the first pitch. As fans roamed inside the ballpark, they set their sights on one goal — the $2 beer specials for Thirsty Thursday. "I like the atmosphere, the food and the beer," MSU alumnus Arun Das said.
There was a short statement by Andrew Stamp, "Axe promises results, but doesn't deliver" (SN 4/05), about the "Axe effect." This guy has to be joking.
For a lot of us, the memory of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks is still fresh in our minds. There are reminders everywhere of what happened. Every Sept.
It seems that Josh Jarman, "MCRI promises equality for all, but proposal won't eliminate racism" (SN 4/04), and most of the students I've talked to, have fallen into the same trap. Although the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative, or MCRI, will do nothing to fix the discrimination against minorities in this country, neither does affirmative action; if anything, it only intensifies racial prejudices. You say there have been "centuries of abuse and discrimination against people of color and other minorities by an entrenched white establishment," and yet the solution you promote is simply giving someone 20 points on an admissions application. To get to the root of the problem, we must address the disparity in funding for public schools in black and minority communities compared to those in white communities.
Two MSU students will participate in the National Society of Collegiate Scholars' Distinguished Scholars Program, which is designed to place students in internships that match their career goals. Na-Yeong Kang, a telecommunication, information studies and media junior, and Ashley Waldorf, a professional writing junior, will live, work and study for eight weeks.
Perhaps it's James Blake's sex appeal. Or maybe it's because I like living vicariously through Maria Sharapova.
An on-campus conference, called "Understanding Wahhabism," will focus on the methodology and origin of Wahhabism, a religious establishment and the model for the Saudi Arabian regime, international relations Distinguished Professor Mohammed Ayoob said. The conference will begin at 9:30 a.m.
By Erik Adams For The State News Following the release of The Flaming Lips' 2002 album "Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots," the band became seasoned travelers, spreading a gleeful in-concert gospel with the aid of confetti, rabbit costumes, fake blood and a giant balloon that enabled frontman Wayne Coyne to walk on the hands of devoted fans.
Sam Singh is making the effort to meet with students. And his effort is much appreciated. The mayor of East Lansing has held a dinner and discussions on campus to meet more students. He also was part of a discussion on campus last week with students and East Lansing police officers to talk about student concerns and will host three more free dinners on campus. Singh also wants people to learn more about biodiesel fuel, which is why he and band member of rock 'n' roll band Guster were on campus Thursday to talk about the fuel.
If a morning newscast on WILX-TV Channel 10 in Lansing left viewers craving Bisquick pancakes, it might not have been an accident. The video, run in honor of National Pancake Week on the station's morning broadcast, was one of two video news releases, or VNRs, produced by Medialink Worldwide Inc., a company that, among other things, is contracted by corporations to produce video press releases.
About 15 MSU students had an opportunity to eat dinner with the mayor on Wednesday. East Lansing Mayor Sam Singh met with students in the Holmes Hall cafeteria, the first of four informal conversations planned for this month. Singh said he was pleased with Wednesday's dinner, as conversation drifted from community issues to casual chatting about sports. The final three dinners will be held April 11 in Wilson Hall, April 17 in Abbot Hall and April 18 in Holden Hall.
After reading The State News that included a preview, "Spring forward" (SN 3/31) of all spring sports teams, I was inspired to ask a trivia question to all those who read the article. In 2005, what MSU spring sports team produced the Big Ten Freshman of the Year (Anne Cowan), Big Ten Coach of the Year (Matt Weise), Big Ten Athlete of the Year and All-American first team (Erin Robertson) and captured a Big Ten Championship? Give up? The answer is the Spartans women's rowing team.