Rubbing elbows with motor enthusiasts and maybe throwing a few at our rivals to the south, the MSU Formula Racing Team showed off its student-made cars for the first time at the 2006 North American International Auto Show. The team manned a booth next to the University of Michigan's Solar Car Team.
Some students choose to travel and learn a foreign language, but those entering a new residential college in fall 2007 won't have a choice. The college aims to prepare students for a global experience in the arts and humanities through language, travel and community service, according to a summary released at Friday's MSU Board of Trustees meeting. And with that experience comes new requirements not found in most residential colleges. "This actually looks more like the arts and humanities program in a small liberal arts college," said June Youatt, assistant provost for undergraduate education and dean of undergraduate studies.
About 20 students who just arrived on campus this week posed for a photo with MSU President Lou Anna K.
Ingham County is beginning a search for a new County Controller. The Ingham County Board of Commissioners has invited public feedback in its search, and will hold a public meeting today from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Mark Zupan vividly remembers the night of the accident — at least until it happened. Following his Florida Atlantic University soccer game, Zupan went out to the bar with his friends.
An undeniable enthusiasm for art seems to make studio art and art education senior Ashley Snyder perk up like a strong cup of espresso.
The MSU football team added an in-state pass rusher when Jonathan Misch, of Orchard Lake St. Mary's Preparatory, verbally committed to the Spartans on Monday morning. Misch, who flew under the recruiting radar, is undersized for a defensive end at 6-foot-3 and 195 pounds, but he compensates with a high energy level and great potential. "I have a high motor," he said.
The best part about the story is its happy ending. Earlier this week, Emily Kohl, a former MSU novice women's rowing coach, and her friend Sarah Kessans were racing their way into the history books by rowing across the Atlantic Ocean.
Since announcing his candidacy in December, MSU College of Law student John Knowles has learned how much work campaigning for a seat in the Michigan House of Representatives involves. "It's been tremendously exhausting," Knowles said. Balancing his campaign and other commitments has 25-year-old Knowles typically working from 8 a.m.
I was just browsing through the online State News this morning and saw an article written by Josh Jarman titled, "Simon backs bioeconomy" (SN 01/11). I think it is wonderful that such conferences are being held in Michigan and that MSU's leaders are taking part in the discussion about the future of Michigan's agriculture industry and the economy.
By Dan Smallwood Special for The State News MSU launched a test version of its redesigned home page on Monday with improved navigation to the university's major resources. The new home page is accessible through a link on the current university home page, located at www.msu.edu, or directly at home2006.msu.edu. Officials plan to gather feedback through surveys before permanently replacing the old site on Feb.
Behind an enthusiastic Munn Ice Arena crowd and timely goals from the players that MSU head coach Rick Comley counts on to score, the No.
In response to Kristi Jourdan's column, "Scholarly article connecting sex, hunting disgusting; uninformed opinions false" (SN 1/11), I would like to thank her for bringing to light such a ridiculous article. I had a great laugh when I read it — I had never dreamed I would see Ted "Truck Dog" Nugent mentioned in a scholarly article. If I had turned in a paper such as the one Jourdan criticized, I would have failed the assignment, and although I admire the novelty of the claims made within it, I can't say they are anything more than specious and contrived and are easily reasoned against, as was shown. Sigmund Freud, who I am sure Kalof, Fitzgerald and Baralt have all studied, probably wouldn't mind this adaptation of the famous quote attributed to him: Sometimes a bow is just a bow. Alex Nezich chemical engineering junior
Registered sex offenders can't live, work or loiter within 1,000 feet of Michigan schools, with few exceptions, after new legislation went into effect this year. Gov.
Kristi Jourdan's opinion on hunting and sex, "Scholarly article connecting sex, hunting disgusting; uninformed opinions false" (SN 01/11), was at best uninformed and at worst deliberately misleading.
Michigan's Amber Alert system, intended to find abducted children faster, will be updated following a grant from AT&T Michigan. The $77,000 grant will be used to update technology so the emergency broadcast alert will be automatically sent over radio or television during an Amber Alert, and eliminate manpower needed in newsrooms to physically put out the alert, said Karole White, president of the Michigan Association of Broadcasters. "It can go directly to the television set," White said. In the previous system, local law-enforcement agencies contacted the Michigan State Police after an abduction.
With a flurry of color, music and dancing animals, Disney's "The Lion King" will parade — literally — into Wharton Center Thursday beginning a nearly seven-week engagement. The Wharton Center, which has continental seating, required an alteration for the animals to make their grand entrance into the theater.
CVS/pharmacy, 240 M.A.C. Ave., is now permitted to sell beer and wine. The East Lansing City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to grant CVS a beer and wine permit. But CVS must follow conditions — they cannot sell kegs, advertise liquor in the windows, or sell alcohol through the pick-up window.
Richard Cole will be the new chairperson for the Department of Advertising, Public Relations and Retailing, effective March 1. Cole, who is the executive vice president and chief administrative officer of the Detroit Medical Center, served as a faculty member in the department from 1985 to 2001. Current chairperson Bonnie Reece will retire this year.