Sophomore offensive lineman Mike Gyetvai wasn't familiar with the term "pigskin" five years ago. "I wasn't even a football fan coming into high school," said Gyetvai, who grew up in Ontario, Canada.
By Corinne DeVries, Aaron Foley, Ryan McCormick, Benita Mehta, Lauren Phillips and Jacqueline WayneGuite The State News Number 1: Visit one of the many haunted houses in the Lansing area Phantasmagoria haunted house Features: Two houses, "Purgatory" and "Quarantine." "Purgatory" is set up as a traditional house.
The Lansing-based band, Steppin' In It will be putting on a free concert from 7-9 p.m. on Saturday at the Michigan Library and Historical Center, 702 W.
With Harriet Miers withdrawing her name as a U.S. Supreme Court nominee, a new political battleground has been created to fill the seat again, said Frank Ravitch, a constitutional law expert at MSU. Miers — President Bush's nominee to fill the seat of Sandra Day O'Connor on the nation's highest court — declined the president's recommendation Thursday.
More than 60 people stood on the curb of Michigan Avenue on Wednesday, holding signs that said "Not one more death.
The third national Campus Sustainability Day was celebrated at MSU on Wednesday with a variety of events, including an information fair and a transportation study. Volunteers for the transportation study either drove a car, walked or rode a bicycle starting from five different locations on campus, said Terry Link, director of the Office of Campus Sustainability. The study was conducted to test how long it takes walkers, drivers and bikers to travel. At least one walker, one bike rider and one driver left from such campus buildings as the Clinical Center, the Nisbet Building, the Communication Arts and Sciences Building and the Student Services Building, before arriving at the Administration Building. "We operate under different concepts of getting from Point A to Point B on this campus in terms of time," Link said. Although the official results of the study won't be available until later in the week, Link said different modes of transportation proved faster depending on the starting point. But, he said, people might be surprised with how little the differences between the three modes turned out to be.
More than 500 people visited the Union on Wednesday to find out how they can intern with the U.S. Department of State, volunteer at a local refugee center and set up sport and recreational programs in economically disadvantaged areas of the world. There were about 40 other programs included at the annual MSU International Opportunities Fair. The fair began two years ago after members of MSU's Office of Study Abroad organized it with the help of faculty at the University of Michigan, said Cindy Chalou, assistant director of the Office of Study Abroad. "By doing that collaborative effort, we've been able to draw in people from as far away as the (United Kingdom)," Chalou said. Last year's event featured more exhibitors because it included graduate schools with an international focus, but Chalou said this year's is more directed toward undergraduates. Yvonne Wood and Andrew Hewitt said they went to the fair to find something to do in their time between graduating from MSU and starting graduate school. "You don't have to rush into a cubicle job," said Hewitt, an international relations senior.
Despite a slow start, the MSU men's soccer team (6-4-5 overall, 2-2-1 Big Ten) defeated Western Michigan (6-8-2, 2-2-1 MAC) Wednesday, 2-0. "We were definitely sluggish in the first half," MSU head coach Joe Baum said.
Vandalism and noise problems in city neighborhoods and plans for future downtown development were main issues discussed Wednesday night at a forum for the East Lansing City Council candidates. Election day is Tuesday, Nov.
Top female executives in Michigan consistently earn less than their male counterparts — an average of 49 cents to the dollar — even though female representation on top companies' boards of directors has risen slightly since 2003. A study released Monday by the MSU Institute for Public Policy and Social Research shows women's hold on the top 100 largest publicly held corporations in the state is slipping. The Women's Leadership Index was the second study conducted by the group concerning women in top business positions, said Nat Ehrlich, a survey specialist. "It was started in 2003 to look at how women are doing in leadership roles," he said.
This past week is what I would call inspiring. It started with an amazing remembrance of the 1989 black student study-in, where for eight days, students took control of the first floor of the Administration Building.
As of next fall, students will have the opportunity to explore and study regional cultures and current issues weighing heavily on the globe as part of a new major offered at MSU. Global and area studies, a new undergraduate degree, was approved at Tuesday's Academic Council meeting as part of a report from the University Committee on Curriculum. James Madison College offers a major in international relations, and the interdisciplinary studies in social science major provides an international focus.
The MSU men's golf team will look to defend its title at the Landfall Tradition this weekend in its fifth and final fall tournament. The Spartans won the tournament last year by tying the tournament record with a three-round team total of 851.
I agree there is no excuse for a man to rape a woman and this crime shouldn't go unpunished, but one of the last opinion articles entitled "Rape isn't caused by clothes, only people" (SN 10/11) was obviously written by a female who couldn't possibly understand what it is like to be male. It is considered a myth that how a woman dresses is a sole cause in a rape case, but that does not mean it is not a contributing factor or condition to triggering a man to commit rape.
"Are you going to stand up?" the bus driver asked. "No," Rosa Parks replied. "Well, by God, I'm going to have you arrested," the bus driver said. "You may do that," Parks said. It's been almost 50 years since the above conversation, recreated in a video for the Rosa Parks Library and Museum, took place.
William Murphy, author of "Motorcycling Across Michigan," will speak at 7 p.m. on Nov. 3 at the East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbott Road.
The MSU women's basketball team takes another step toward its season opener tonight, as the annual Green-White intrasquad game will be played at 7 p.m.
Senior field hockey midfielder Jessica Miller and senior goalie Christina Kirkaldy were named to the 2005 NFHCA Division 1 North/South Senior All-Star game. The game will take place on Nov.
Students told Athletics Director Ron Mason on Wednesday they're concerned about not being about to sell football tickets from student to student under this year's new ticket policy. Mason answered student questions about the ticket policy and discussed student behavior at sporting events at Wednesday's Residence Halls Association, or RHA, meeting. Some students said Mason's visit to RHA was informative. "He surprised me, because he seemed really easy to talk to," journalism freshman and RHA representative Jenni Lewis said. Because it is the policy's first year, Mason told the RHA General Assembly that the athletics department knew the change would cause some issues — namely, the ability to sell tickets from one student to another. In the past, students were given paper vouchers for football games, but with the new system, the vouchers are electronic and placed on student's ID cards. "If you want to give a ticket to another student, we think you should be able to do that," Mason said. He told the assembly the basis for the policy change was that the paper system was too "clumsy" and vouchers could be easily lost.