Students voted to renew and increase the Residence Halls Association student tax by $3 during the on-campus student government's election last week. The increase passed by a slim margin, with 696 students voting for the increase, 603 against it and 33 abstentions.
They're all wearing the same hideous dress to please a woman they barely know. In "Five Women Wearing the Same Dress" at Riverwalk Theatre, 228 Museum Drive in Lansing, five bridesmaids seek refuge from an ostentatious wedding.
Thirty-two college students. Thirteen cars. An eight-and-a-half-hour drive to a farm in Tennessee. No, they weren't going to a farming convention, but to Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, an annual music celebration in Manchester, Tenn. Last summer senior Chris Pell and a friend organized a caravan of mostly MSU students to the festival site 60 miles southeast of Nashville, where they pitched tents and camped for the three-day event. Bonnaroo is just one of many popular summer music festivals, and it draws a diverse group of more than 75,000 people every year. "(There is) every age group you could possibly imagine.
Have things really gotten better? Taken at face value, the East Lansing crime statistics released Monday show that violent crimes are down, but citations for open alcohol violations are on the rise. Of course, those numbers can't be looked at in a vacuum, considering the laws that were changed over alcohol and tailgating on campus last year. According to the statistics, aggravated assaults decreased from 157 in 2004 to 34 in 2005, but open alcohol citations are at a 10-year high. The number of citations given out for underage possession of alcohol increased from 744 in 2004 to 1,141 in 2005. East Lansing police officers have also noticed more drinking in East Lansing as well as partying, but the number of serious crimes was the lowest it's been in a decade. We might be getting more drunk, but we're not as violent. The numbers on their own don't tell the whole picture of what it's like to live in East Lansing and the level of crime.
A search is underway to fill the position of senior associate provost, with plans to have a candidate selected by the end of this semester, university officials said. The senior associate provost will assist Provost Kim Wilcox in implementing university initiatives and managing academic colleges, departments and units. A committee, comprised of three deans, one school director, a faculty member and an administrator, already has met once to begin looking at about 12 possible candidates, said Donna Zischke, MSU's associate director for academic human resources. But rather than looking nationwide, the search is only open to faculty and administrators within the MSU community, Wilcox said. "I'm interested in someone who understands Michigan State — understands the campus, the organization and the goals," Wilcox said. Qualifications for the position include effective communication skills, the ability to work collaboratively and having tenured status, which is an indefinite faculty appointment with MSU. "The person in this role needs a very broad view of the university and a capacity to learn and address issues across a broad scope," said Bob Banks, assistant provost and assistant vice president for academic human resources. Banks added that the candidates come from several different areas within the university. The search committee will continue to meet over the next several weeks to review candidates' credentials, including their strengths and weaknesses for the position, before submitting a report to Wilcox by the end of this term, Wilcox said. He then will make a recommendation for the position to MSU President Lou Anna K.
Senior guard Maurice Ager will showcase his dunking skills when he competes in The College Basketball Slam Dunk and 3-Point Shooting Championships tonight.
Even though the weather is still a little bit nippy, people are itching to wake from their winter hibernation and get outside.
When the buzzer sounded Sunday to end the MSU women's basketball NCAA regional semifinal game, it signaled the end of the Spartans' season.
MUSIC TONIGHT: The Legendary Shack-Shakers, Scott H. Biram and Honest D & The Steel Reserve will perform in Lansing at The Temple Club, 500 E.
It only takes one night. Tart cherries, grown in the northwestern part of the state, can be destroyed within one night of frost, leaving a $60 to $80 million deficit for Michigan cherry farmers. "We live on pins and needles this time of the year," said Phil Corson, president of the Cherry Marketing Institute in Lansing.
"Hauru no ugoku shiro," or in English, "Howl's Moving Castle" gives anime a whole new face.
Kristin Horner, an anthropology graduate student, placed an ad on www.craigslist.org to find a roommate for next year, after a previously successfully attempt. Craigslist, the free online forum, is a listing of classified ads — a place to find a job, housing, buy a boat or find a date for Saturday night.
A new development in downtown East Lansing could turn a local fraternity house into a parking lot. The Theta Delta Chi house, located at 139 Bailey St., behind Taco Bell, would be leveled as part of a three-way deal between the fraternity, the city and local developers. As part of the proposed deal, a city parking lot on the east side of Bailey Street would be turned over to developers David Krause and Doug Cron. Theta Delta Chi alumni have agreed to sell their house to Cron Management LLC, which is owned by Krause and Cron.
After losing 47 pounds while participating in the NBC weight-loss show "The Biggest Loser," Amelia Stephens said she hopes to inspire people to make their own lifestyle changes. "If I can inspire one person to change their life, to exercise and eat better, then it was all worth it," said Stephens, a communication senior. Stephens participated with her family on the show, which she said was scheduled to air this month but was postponed until summer. She said women tend to neglect themselves and are usually the ones taking care of others. "We can't take care of anyone else if we can't take care of ourselves," she said. Stephens attended the Women's Health Fair on Tuesday afternoon at the Union. The fair was organized by the MSU Women's Resource Center in honor of Women's History Month. Jodi Roberto Hancock, educational program coordinator at the Women's Resource Center, said the fair is a way to raise awareness about physical health, relationship health, stress management and balancing work and family. "This fair is a way to show the resources that are available to women," Roberto Hancock said. She said women's health is important because women often are the main source of health information for their families. Roberto Hancock added that women also have often been left out of major medical research. "I just recently heard there was a 20- or 30-year study just following women and really trying to realize that women's bodies are different," Roberto Hancock said.
Dear Dr. D., Question — is it worth it to drink "low-carb" beer? L.C.
As a man formerly enlisted in Vietnam, I have to conclude that only an officer, or future officer, could come up with such egregious nonsense as Kathleen Polesnak's column, "Why I will go to war for this country" (SN 3/15). Air Force ROTC member Polesnak seems to feel that the military is all about bonhomie, brass buttons and singing the "Up in the Air, Junior Birdman" folk song. Of course, none of this is about her, even though she uses the personal pronoun "I" some three dozen times.
Each of these players in Michigan\'s bioeconomy answer the question, \"In your own words, what does the word "bioeconomy" mean?\" "In a strict sense, it is the commerce generated from bio-based fuels and chemicals like ethanol, vitamins, amino acids, foods and enzymes.
This week, sororities and fraternities engage in Greek Week festivities, but another group gathered last week — the "geeks." The Honors College Student Advisory Council collaborated with the Honors College Programming Board to put on "Geek Week." Honors College students enjoyed free bowling and a planetarium show, with a rigorous Trivial Pursuit tournament capping the week off.
Jaime Wilkins said she doesn't "struggle to get out of bed in the morning" because she loves going to work, regardless of any challenges she might face in the business world.