Wynton Marsalis & the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra didn't just perform at the MSU Auditorium Wednesday night — they generated a mind-blowing event. The show was over before the audience had a chance to grasp the virtuosity of jazz brilliance on stage.
The MSU Board of Trustees has passed more than 80 recommendations since January 2005, and fewer than five of those decisions were approved with a divided vote. A review of the board's minutes, which can be found on its Web site, reveal only four instances of disagreement between members. In January 2005, Trustee Scott Romney voiced the sole dissent against the approval of a new investment manager.
Some of the MSU Surplus Store's most recent acquisitions are bricks from the base that the original Spartan statue stood on for more than 60 years. The bricks have been available at the store for a week and about seven have already been sold — one of which went for $200, store manager Ruth Daoust said. The statue, which is the largest free-standing ceramic sculpture in the world, was moved inside the new stadium expansion this past summer to protect it from the elements.
The East Village master plan is still in limbo. The East Lansing Planning Commission hopes to finally bring the plan to a vote at its Feb.
The biggest sports game of the year is just down I-96, and you want to party with the big name celebs in Detroit.
Throwing a party in East Lansing might be less of a risk soon, if city officials follow through on relaxing a strict, but rarely used, party noise ordinance. The East Lansing City Council could eliminate jail time penalties and restrict the law to evening and early morning hours. What started with a discussion among council members on Tuesday to consider adding drinking games to the ordinance resulted in a decision to completely revise the law. "This is a pretty good time to look at this and consider some total overhaul," Mayor Pro Tem Vic Loomis said. The ordinance, which took effect in September 2003, includes penalties of up to $500 or $1,000 and three days in jail for loud gatherings in which two or more "party indicators" are present. The five indicators are a common source of alcohol, a live band, a charge to gain entrance or to drink, any amplified sound directed outside the building and having more than one person on the premises for every 20 square feet of habitable space. The proposal could make outdoor drinking games a sixth indicator. "To many people, what seems to be not an out of control party, certainly violates the law," political theory and constitutional democracy senior John Fournier said to the council Tuesday.
By Becky Johns Special for The State News As the No. 18 MSU wrestling team battles No.
Both their CCHA and overall records are almost identical. Three of the past four games against each other have ended in draws. Eight of their past nine meetings have been decided by a goal or less. That's just a slight indication of how evenly matched the Wolverines and Spartans are on the ice.
Dan Dudley hates to admit he's a "salvage rat," but he's lined up with about 25 other people by 7:15 a.m.
As the sun rose over the Capitol the morning after the State of the State address, many of Michigan's top political leaders offered reactions to the speech, as well as thoughts on Michigan's economy, jobs, higher education and taxes on a local radio show. Gov.
MEN'S No. 6 Villanova (14-2, 5-1) at Notre Dame (10-7, 1-5), Saturday Although they ended up winning Tuesday night, the Villanova Wildcats played a rocky game against South Florida without second-leading scorer guard Allan Ray.
East Lansing officials plan on making some significant changes to the way the city handles celebrations and disturbances, such as last April 2-3. And many of the changes sound good.
A pilot Michigan antibiotic disposal program started this week intends to slow down possible antibiotic resistance in consumers. The program, Antibiotic Roundup, is a statewide public health initiative aimed to educate consumers about proper antibiotic use.
Today marks the first International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust, and for the most part, area communities have not planned any events in honor of the day. East Lansing Deputy City Manager Jean Golden said the city must pass a resolution to pay homage to a particular day or week, but in this case, the city wasn't informed that the international commemoration day was happening. "Typically, we get information about a remembrance day or a special event that needs to be acknowledged, and typically, we pass a resolution acknowledging it," she said. The United Nations General Assembly, which designated the day of commemoration, chose today in recognition of when the Polish concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated — Jan.
The university has started investigating an animal biotechnology professor's involvement with falsified research, MSU officials said. Jose Cibelli reviewed a manuscript in 2003 for a research paper led by Woo-Suk Hwang, a former professor at Seoul National University in South Korea. Hwang claimed he had cloned human stem cells, and his paper was published in the journal Science in 2004.
In Tom Izzo's first few seasons as MSU men's basketball head coach, he was flanked by some of the most dominant defensive players in the country, all capable of short-circuiting the opposing offense at will. It was those early teams that earned Izzo his reputation as a gritty, ugly-wins-are-still-wins coach. But now, Izzo is flanked by some of the most explosive offensive players in the nation, all capable of leaping over tall buildings — and opposing defenders — in a single bound. And like any good coach, Izzo has had to adapt his now-infamous style to the strengths of his current team. "He's definitely tried to become not less defensive oriented but more offensive oriented," senior center Paul Davis said.
Men's hoops reporter Tom Keller writes about his overnight trip to Ann Arbor. With no class Wednesday, I trekked over to Ann Arbor a day before the MSU-Michigan game and spent the night at a friend's place.
Tomahawk went 4-for-4 last week, and The Boss went 3-for-4. Now, it seems like this prognostication race is getting a little more intense.
Bringing in a 10-point buck or a 10-pound salmon could cost more for Michigan hunters and fishers. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources, or DNR, is considering a change in hunting and fishing license fees to offset a structural deficit, said Chief of Staff Dennis Fox. "A large portion of the programs are funded through hunting and fishing licenses, so (increased revenue) would continue those programs," Fox said. Programs such as law enforcement, research and other programs in the fisheries and wildlife divisions would be affected by additional funding from a license increase. A work group comprised of representatives from various outdoors and conservation associations has been formed as a way to make recommendations.